Egypt

Our 4 days in Sharm el-Sheikh was a nice relaxing end to our time in Egypt. The best parts about our time on the Red Sea were probably the stress free time at the resort and the endless food buffets we were able to enjoy. The most disappointing part about our time in Sharm el-Sheikh was not getting out to …

After the chaos that we experienced in Cairo, we were ready to have some time to relax in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. We knew that this rest would be important to us since we were headed to Europe from Egypt and had a packed schedule with lots of things that we wanted to see before we returned to the USA. Go …

I had such mixed emotions after our time spent in Cairo because I had such a hard time getting past the memories of garbage and people hassling us. Looking through our pictures though reminded me of just how much fun we had and how many amazing things we saw during our time in Cairo, Egypt. There were so many great …

Andy and I were both looking forward to Cairo because not only were there a lot of cool sights to see, but it was where our friends Ami and Megan, our second visitors of our trip, were meeting us. We were excited to give them a glimpse into our trip and how we have been living for the past 5 …

Similar to other parts of Egypt that were hurt by the downturned economy, it was not hard to find a place to stay in Cairo. Since we had friends meeting up with us for this part of our stay, I helped narrow down hotels that were within budget and let our friends make the final decision about where to stay. …

Our second stop in Egypt brought us south to Aswan, which also included a half day trip to see the temples in Abu Simbel. Things seemed more relaxed in Aswan and not as crazy as they were in Luxor, which was a relief to us. I think a big factor in why we enjoyed it so much had to do …

Most people that visit Egypt go to Cairo to see the pyramids and Luxor to see all the temples. Not that many people make it down to Aswan which is a shame. We saw a lot of really interesting things and were surprised that there were so few tourists around when we were there. Getting to Aswan by Train We …

After our pretty terrible experience at our hotel in Luxor, we were nervous about how our B&B in Aswan would be. Fortunately, it could not have been a more different experience than Luxor. We experienced true Egyptian hospitality and were able to fully relax, something that we really needed after a few days in the hustle and bustle of Luxor. …

Even though the couple days we spent in Luxor was challenging at times we still had a great time and saw a lot more than we expected in such a short period of time. We visited a few too many tombs, as we realized on day 2 when we got tired of the workers hassling us for tips every 10 …

One of the cities hardest hit by the downturn in Egyptian tourism is Luxor. It was so obvious when we were there as the remaining people were desperate for business and there were many boats, a former livelihood of tourism, which appeared to be all but abandoned. We didn’t know going into Egypt how safe we would feel since the …

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We are a husband & wife duo who just recently returned from an 8 month trip traveling around the world. During our trip we made stops in Central & South America, Africa, and finally Eastern Europe.

When we returned to the U.S. we decided to road trip south and look for some place a little warmer to live than our previous home in Chicago. On our road trip we made a stop in Asheville, NC and fell in love with the city.

We decided to take another risk & move to Asheville to start the next phase in our lives!More about us »

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